by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
California saw a record number of deaths from West Nile virus last year, and the state’s drought may have contributed to the spike in infections, according to health officials. Thirty-one infected people died in 2014, the most since California began recording...
by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
The recall earlier this week of a batch of Alesse birth control pills sold past their expiry date has raised questions about whether it’s safe to take over-the-counter and prescription medications beyond their best-before marker – and just how long past?...
by Research Team | Apr 9, 2015 | Health News
The 89-year-old musician’s daughter, Claudette King, told the Los Angeles Times that he had been taken into hospital the weekend to treat dehydration which had been caused by his Type 2 diabetes. He wrote on April 7: “I want to thank everyone for their...
by Research Team | Apr 9, 2015 | Health News
Every evening, hundreds of millions of Indian women hover over crude stoves making dinner for their families. They feed the flames with polluting fuels like kerosene or cow dung, and breathe the acrid smoke wafting from the fires.
by Research Team | Apr 9, 2015 | Health News
A bill requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated will receive its first public hearing Wednesday after similar efforts to limit exemptions in Washington and Oregon failed to advance. The California Senate health committee will hear SB277 by Sen. Richard...
